July 22, 2009

Want to get paid under HHS' "meaningful use" criteria?

If so then you need to understand HITECH'S Subtitle D. The HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules are now part of HHS' "meaningful use" definition. As a practical matter, what this means is that a provider or facility that is non-HIPAA compliant may not get paid their EHR incentives.

A more readable version of the HITECH Act's Subtitle D - Privacy can be found here. The table of contents can be found below. The sections highlighted in red are part of the reason that HIPAA is no longer a paper tiger.